IMPORTANT: Vertica and Amazon Linux 2.0 gcc Compatibility Problems

The Vertica binaries are compiled using the default version of g++ installed on the supported Linux platforms. Vertica requires a minimum of gcc version 4.8.4.

The default version of g++ on Amazon Linux 2.0 is not compatible with gcc 4.8.4. To be able to compile UDxs on Amazon Linux 2.0, take the following steps to install packages needed for 4.8.4 compatibility.